Receptacle cover



June 19, 1923.

J. l. RUSSAKOV RECEPTACLE COVER Filed May 29. 1922 Patented June 19,1923.

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JACOB RUSSAKOV, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RECEPTACLE COVER.

Application filed May 29, 1922. Serial No. 564,311.

T 0 all 7mm it may concern 'Be it known that I, JACOB I. R-UssAKov, acitizen of the United States, residing in Chicago, Cook County,Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inReceptacle Covers, of which the following is a specification.

These improvements relate 'to readily attachable and removable coversadapted to be positioned upon the top of a box containing biscuits,crackers or other articles whereby the receptacle may be maintainedclosed against dust and dirt while its contents may be exposed to thepurchasers view and be readily reached as desired. Covers for thesegeneralpurposes are well known.

The chief object of the present improvements is to provide anadvantageous form of such covers through the provision of readilyoperable means for holding the window and display plates in theiroperative positions respectively, to the end that the glass and otherplates or parts may be readily removed for cleaning or for thesubstituti on of the plates or cards indicating the name of themanufacturer, kind of goods, etc.

In the accompanying drawings which I form a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a perspective of the device upon what is to be understood asthe top of a can or box fragmentarily shown; Fig. 2 shows the top andbottom portions of the swinging lid as viewed from the inner side orface opposite to that shown in Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a medial verticalsectional view through the several parts shown in Fig. 1, the lid beingin closed position.

The box or receptacle 10 may be considered as a rectangular biscuit orcracker box of the kind Well known.- It is usually provided with ahinged lid 11, which is bent back out of the way when the attachmentcover device is applied.

The removable cover or attachmentde vice embodying these improvements isshown as including an open rectangular frame which in my practice is oflightweight sheet metal and has flange-like sides 12 and a bottom 13which substantially closely overlie the normally upperedges of thereceptacle .10. The sides 12 are continued to form small top pieces 14which, as shown 1n Figs. 1 and 3, enter between the lid 11 and the body10 of the box at a place beyond the hinge members 15 for the lid 11. Thelid 16 is also a rectangular frame-like structure formed of thin sheetmetal. It is hinged at 17 to the cover frame and fits over an annularflange 18 surrounding the large interior or opening of the cover framethrough which the interior of the box is reached.

The swinging lid 16 has two sight openings 20 and 21 surroundedrespectively by beads 22 and 23 embossed outwardly from the metal. Aname plate 24,is preferably crimped or embossed to correspond with theembossing 22, as is indicated in Fig. 3, whereby this name plate 24 willfit into the embossing 22 with a good seat. The name of the manufacturerof the goods or of the store-keeper or any other indicating matter maybe applied to this plate 24 and such data is viewed by the publicthrough the sight opening 20. A plate of transparent material 25,preferably of glass, has substantially the interior shape of the lid 16and fits t-hereinto as indcated in Fig. 3. It overlies the sign or labelplate 24.

Means for holding thetransparent plate 25-are shown as two springmembers 27 at the top and 28 at the bottom. In my practice these are ofspring wire. The wire 27 is pivoted at 30 in a small piece of sheetmetal secured to the side of the 'lid. This Wire has a. normallydownward extension 27 formed by bending the wire away from the top edgea short distance, say half an inch, and then back again so as to liealongside the top of the lid. It is then bent away again at 27 whencethe wire continues to a place close to the other side of the lid whereit is turned at right angles at 34 and this end 34 is held loosely by asimilar piece of thin metal bent to form an eye and secured to the sideof the lid, the end 34 projecting into this eye. The metal at the top ofthe lid is pressed inward at 35 (Fig. 2 being broken away to show thisin section) and the part of the wire 27 which lies along the top edge isheld readily removable by this projection35. To remove this wire 27 outof its holding position it is only necessary to withdraw the end 34 fromits socket against the springiness of the Wire after which it may besprung away from the catch 35 and then swung upon its pivot at 30 untilit is say at right angles with the lid. The bentover part 34 can be madeto catch under the parts of the main frame at the flange 18 so ends aresoldered together there.

' as to be held thereby in an out-of-the-way This wire 28 carries acard-holder 39 which consists of a piece of flat thin sheet metaldoubled upon itself and encompassing the wire 28 at 40 and 41respectively. At 4&1 the excess metal is cut away and the cut Thisdouble plate 39 is held by stamping its metal around the wire 28 and mayalso be soldered. The plate 39 has a sight opening 42, Fig. 1, and anordinary piece of card-board; tin or other flat plate-like device 43 mayreadily be inserted between the front and back sides of the double plate39 with its inscription exposed through the sight opening 42 and theglass 25 in front of it. Such card 43 may show the kind of goods orother matter.

Among the advantages of this construction is its simplicity and the easeand roadi ness with which it may be operated. The

, 'glassand the other parts to be held in position'are thus securedquite strongly and positively, and yet in such a way as to be releasedvery easily for cleaning or for the substitution of other indicationplates. Loose or free parts of the holding means are avoided, and thisprovides against the loss of such parts.

Somedepartures of a mechanical kind are included within the scope ofthese improvements as indicated by the appended claims. i

I claim:

1. In a receptacle cover of the character described, the combination ofa lid having a sight opening therein. a piece of transparent materialsubstantially surrounded by lid parts at the edges of the transparentvplate and overlying the sight opening, and a spring member extendingsubstantially from side to side of the cover and overlying the plate andpressing upon it, the

spring member being mounted at one side of the lid .for swingingmovements away fromand toward the plate, and means at the opposite sideof the lid for holding the spring member readily releasable in itsholding position. A

2. In a receptacle cover of the character described, the combination ofa lid having a sight opening therein, a piece of transparent materialsubstantially surrounded by lid parts at the edges of the transparentplate and overlying the sight opening, and

a spring member extending substantially from side to side of the covernear one end of the plate and overlying the plate and pressing upon it,the spring member being mounted at one side of the lid for swingingmovements away from and toward the plate, means at the opposite side ofthe lid for holding the spring member readily releasable in its holdingposition, and means on the lid intermediate the ends of the springvmember for holding the spring member readily releasable in holdingrelation to the plate.

3. In a lid for a receptacle cover ofthe character described, the lidhaving fiangelike side, top and bottom portions, and having in its facea sight opening, the combination therewith of a transparentplate'between the opposite sides and between the top and bottom portionsof the lid, and spring means for holding the plate readily releasable inposition, said spring means comprising a springy wire pivotally mountedat one sideof the lid so as to swing away from a plane parallel with theplate, interengaging 'means on the Wire at its other end and at theother side of the lid for holding'the wire readily releasable in contactwith the plate and in planes substantially parallel with the plate, thewire lying substantially close to a lid part intermediate the ends ofthe wire, and catch means on said lid part for holding the wire readilyreleasable at such intermediate portion.

4. A holder for a transparent plate in a lid of the character described,comprising a wire-like piece of spring material hinged to a lid partadjacent to one edge of the plate, means for holding the other end ofthe spring member readily releasable adjacent to the other edge of theplate, and a card-holder carried by said spring member 7 adapted to holda card substantially against tllie plate so, as to be viewable throughthe p ate.

5. In a lid for a receptacle cover of the character described, the lidhaving flangelike side, top, and bottom portions, and having in its facea pair of sight openings, the combination therewith of an insignia plateloosely overlying one of said sight openings so as to expose theinsignia matter there through, a transparent plate between the oppositesides and between the top and bot tom portions of the "lid, saidtransparent plate overlying said insignia plate and being in holdingrelation thereto, and also overlying and covering the other sightopening in the lid, and readily releasable plate in its said positionwhereby upon releasing said spring means the transparent plate may beremoved and thereupon the insignia plate may be removed.

' JACOB I. RUSSAKOV.

for swinging movements away from and toward the plate, appearing inlines 9 'DISOLAIMERL -1,458,955.Ja'a 0b IQ Reossalcov, Chicago, Ill.REOEPTACLE CovER. Patent dated June 19, 1923. Disclaimer filed June 6,1927, by the patentee. Hereby enters the following disclaimer withrespect to said claim 1 and the particular part thereof hereinspecified, said disclaimer being as follows:

The words in claim 1, the spring member being mounted at one side of thelid 9 10,11, and 12 of the claim, mean that said'spring member ispermanently-attached and held by a hingelike connection at one of itsends so that when its other end is released the mounted end stillremains hingedly secured to the lid for the swinging movementsdescribed.

Any broader meaning or interpretation of said words mounted for swingingmovements away from and toward the plate in said claim 1 is herebydisclaimed, [Ofiez'al Gzwette lwne 21, 1927.]

